Test Barrel

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a test barrel, to prevent a test liquid in the barrel from sputtering into a connection gap due to shaking of the barrel to hence cause contamination, improve the measurement accuracy in case of multiple tests, and meanwhile improve the operability of screwing on and screwing off the entire device during use of the device. The above technical objective of this utility model is implemented by employing the following technical solution: a test barrel, comprising barrel lid and a barrel body; wherein the threaded rings are arranged on an inner wall of a side face of the barrel lid and an outer wall of an opening of the barrel body, a rotary force applying portion is arranged on an outer wall of the side face of the barrel lid, and during engagement, a liquid blocking washer is arranged between the barrel lid and the barrel body, wherein a radial width of the liquid blocking washer is greater than a thickness of the opening of the barrel body.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority and benefit of Chinese Nat'l PatentApp. Ser. No. 201621134130.5, filed Oct. 19, 2016.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of Invention

This utility model relates to the field of test, and in particular,relates to a test barrel.

Background of the Invention

In medical diagnosis field, body fluid testing is very common. Bodyfluid samples are tested by using devices having reagent strips todetect whether the analyzed substances are contained in the samples,which is described in many prior arts. These reagent strips generallycomprise a reagent region and a test region, wherein the reagent regionmay comprise a sample receiving area and a marker area. The test regioncomprises an area displaying a test result and a test result comparisonarea in the downstream of the test region. Typically, the test resultdisplaying area may be strip-shaped, and color changes are indicated inthe test result displaying area to indicate whether the sample containsthe analyzed substance. At present, the test paper cards available inthe market are generally simple in design, and are inconveniently tosecure, and therefore, a container for placing a test paper card isdesired. Chinese patent application No. CN201610536307.2 has disclosed atest barrel for placing a test paper card. In the technical solutiondisclosed in this patent application, the test paper card may be securedto the test barrel. However, the test barrel has a lot of disadvantagesin terms of structure. Firstly. The barrel lid and the barrel body isjointed with each other via engagement of the threads, and if the barrelshakes and causes the test liquid in the test barrel to sputter to thejoint gap between the barrel lid and the barrel cover or inbetween thethread turns, the test barrel may be contaminated, which affects theaccuracy of the subsequent test. Secondly, at the force bearing portionon the barrel lid, a side face on one side thereof which the finger isin contact with while screwing on the barrel lid is provided with bands,and the other side face is not provided with bands. This may result inpoor operability during screwing-off.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This utility model is intended to provide a test barrel to prevent atest liquid in the barrel from sputtering into a connection gap due toshaking of the barrel to hence cause contamination, improve themeasurement accuracy in case of multiple tests, and meanwhile improvethe operability of screwing on and screwing off the entire device duringuse of the device.

The above technical objective of this utility model is implemented byemploying the following technical solution: a test barrel, comprisingbarrel lid and a barrel body; wherein the threaded rings are arranged onan inner wall of a side face of the barrel lid and an outer wall of anopening of the barrel body, a screwing force applying portion isarranged on an outer wall of the side face of the barrel lid, and duringengagement, a liquid blocking washer is arranged between the barrel lidand the barrel body, wherein a radial width of the liquid blockingwasher is greater than a thickness of the opening of the barrel body.

The liquid blocking washer may be made from an elastic rubber or similarelastic material. During use, the liquid blocking washer is arranged onthe opening of the barrel body, the barrel lid and the barrel body areengaged with each other, and the barrel lid, the liquid blocking washerand the barrel body are tightly engaged with each other. The screwingforce applying portion on the outer wall of the side face of the barrellid achieves an effect of bearing the force in case of both screw-on andscrew-off. Since the radial width of the screwing force applying portionis greater than the thickness of the opening of the barrel body, thetest liquid in the barrel would not, due to the vibration and shaking ofthe barrel body, sputter into the gap between the barrel lid and thebarrel body. This prevents the case where a next test result or isaffected due to incomplete or poor cleaning or the residual test liquidcorrodes the test barrel, and improves the measurement accuracy in caseof multiple tests. In addition, while achieving the effect of isolation,the liquid blocking washer may also reduce the friction between thebarrel lid and the barrel body, mitigates damages therebetween, andprolongs the service life thereof.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, the barrel body isprovided with a positioning portion, wherein the positioning portion isprovided with a place reminding portion, and a mating portion isprovided on the barrel lid, the mating portion being a hollow structure,and a contacting portion being provided within the hollow structure.

The shape and size of the positioning portion are the same orapproximate to those of the mating portion. The place reminding portionmay be a strip-shaped bump. The contacting portion is a strip-shapedelastic piece abutting against the place reminding portion in case ofproper engagement, to prevent over-engagement of the barrel lid, andprevent damages caused due to over-press of the liquid blocking washerand the barrel body. When the barrel lid is screwing on for engagement,whether the barrel lid is properly screwed on may be judged by judgingwhether the mating portion is in coincidence with the positioningportion in terms of shape and position. Then, the applied force isreduced. When the place reminding portion is in contact with thecontacting portion, a collision sound may be generated, which indicatesthat the screw-on is proper, and thus the proper screw-on may bevisually identified.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, a securing mating portionis arranged between the opening of the barrel body and the liquidblocking washer.

The liquid blocking washer is arranged between the barrel lid and thebarrel body. If the liquid blocking washer is positioned, the liquidblocking washer will rotate with the screw-on of the barrel lid, andduring the rotation, bending press may be caused to a part of the liquidblocking washer. This may affect the sealing effect. The liquid blockingwasher is secured to the barrel body, which prevents the above case.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, the securing matingportion comprises projecting granules on an edge of the opening of thebarrel body and a concave opening on the liquid blocking washer.

The liquid blocking washer is sleeved onto the projecting granules viathe concave opening and positioned on the barrel body, which is simpleand convenient, and improves the operability in securing.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, the projecting granulesare arranged on an outer side of the edge of the opening of the barrelbody, and the concave opening is arranged on a side of an outer ringwall of the of the liquid blocking ring.

The projecting granules are arranged on or proximal to the outer side ofthe edge of the opening of the barrel body, the concave opening isarranged on or proximal to the side of the outer ring wall of the liquidblocking ring to prevent the case where the test liquid in the barrelfrom sputtering into the securing mating portion. The projectinggranules and the concave opening are arranged on the outer side toprevent the above case.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, the barrel body is of acylindrical shape, and an anti-slip gripping portion is arranged on anouter wall of the barrel body, and a securing rib for securing a testpaper card is arranged on an inner wall of the barrel body.

The barrel body is of a cylindrical shape instead of a cuboid shape,which is more favorable for gripping thereof in the palm or purlicue. Inaddition, in the case where the amount of the test liquid containedremains unchanged, fewer materials are desired. The test barrel containsa test liquid and a test paper card. The test paper card may be securedby the securing ribs. If the barrel wall is not subjected to anyanti-slip treatment, the barrel is apt to slip off from the hands duringgriping, and as a result the test barrel may shake or even drop off.This is unfavorable to the test accuracy, and shortens the service lifeof the test barrel.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, the anti-slip grippingportion is formed by oblique bands arranged on an outer wall of thebarrel body.

Oblique bands are parallelly arranged on the outer wall face of thebarrel body. Since the winkles are oblique, these bands may prevent bothtransversal and longitudinal drop-offs.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, a liquid flowing face isarranged on an inner side of the barrel lid.

Considering that the test liquid would sputter to the contacting portionbetween the liquid blocking washer and the barrel lid, the liquidflowing portion may lead flowing of the test liquid attached on thesurface of the gap, such that the test liquid more easily drops off.

As a preferred solution of this utility model, the liquid flowing faceis a circular arc surface smoothly tangent to an inner lid surface ofthe barrel lid.

In conclusion, this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

1. The screwing force applying portion on the outer wall of the sideface of the barrel lid achieves an effect of bearing the force in caseof both screw-on and screw-off. In addition, while achieving the effectof isolation and improving the measurement accuracy in case of multipletests, the liquid blocking washer may also reduce the friction betweenthe barrel lid and the barrel body, mitigates damages therebetween, andprolongs the service life thereof.

2. The place reminding portion and the contacting portion may preventover-engagement of the barrel lid, and prevent damages caused due toover-press of the liquid blocking washer and the barrel body. Whetherthe barrel lid is properly screwed on may be judged by judging whetherthe mating portion is in coincidence with the positioning portion interms of shape and position, such that the proper screw-on may bevisually identified.

3. The barrel body is of a cylindrical shape instead of a cuboid shape,which is more favorable for gripping thereof in the palm or purlicue;and the oblique bands parallelly arranged on the outer wall of thebarrel body may prevent transversal and longitudinal drop-offs.

4. The liquid flowing portion may lead flowing of the test liquidattached on the surface of the gap, such that the test liquid moreeasily drops off.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

Other objectives of the disclosure will become apparent to those skilledin the art once the invention has been shown and described. The mannerin which these objectives and other desirable characteristics can beobtained is explained in the following description and attached figuresin which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a test barrel;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view when a test barrel is tightly whirled; and

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a barrel body.

In the drawings, 1 denotes a barrel lid, 11 denotes a mating portion,111 denotes a contacting portion, 12 denotes a liquid flowing face, 13denotes an inner lid face of the barrel lid, 2 denotes a barrel body, 21denotes a positioning portion, 211 denotes a place reminding portion, 22denotes a projecting granule, 23 denotes an anti-slip griping portion,24 denotes a securing rib, 3 denotes a screwing force applying portion,4 denotes a liquid blocking washer, and 41 denotes concave opening.

It is to be noted, however, that the appended figures illustrate onlytypical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to beconsidered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to otherequally effective embodiments that will be appreciated by thosereasonably skilled in the relevant arts. Also, figures are notnecessarily made to scale but are representative.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROFFERED EMBODIMENTS

This utility model is further described with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

The specific embodiments herein are merely intended to interpret thisutility model, instead of limiting the present invention. Upon readingthe specification herein, a person skilled in the art would makemodifications of no innovative contributions to the embodiments, andthese modifications shall be protected by the patent right as long asthey fall within the scope defined by the claims of this utility model.

Embodiment 1: FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a test barrel.The test barrel comprises a barrel lid 1 and a barrel body 2; whereinthe threaded rings are arranged on an inner wall of a side face of thebarrel lid 1 and an outer wall of an opening of the barrel body 2, ascrewing force applying portion 3 is arranged on an outer wall of theside face of the barrel lid 1.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, during engagement, a liquid blocking washer 4is arranged between the barrel lid 1 and the barrel body 2, wherein aradial width of the liquid blocking washer 4 is greater than a thicknessof the opening of the barrel body 2.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the barrel body (2) is providedwith a positioning portion 21, wherein the positioning portion 21 isprovided with a place reminding portion 211, and a mating portion 11 isprovided on the barrel lid 1, the mating portion 11 being a hollowstructure, and a contacting portion 111) being provided within thehollow structure. The shape and size of the positioning portion 21 arethe same as or approximate to those of the mating portion 11. A securingmating portion is arranged between the opening of the barrel body 2 andthe liquid blocking washer 4. The securing mating portion comprisesprojecting granules 22 on an edge of the opening of the barrel body 2and a concave opening 41 on the liquid blocking washer 4. The projectinggranules 22 are arranged on or proximal to an outer side of the edge ofthe opening of the barrel body 2, and the concave opening 41 is arrangedon or proximal to a side of an outer ring wall of the of the liquidblocking ring 4. The barrel body 2 is of a cylindrical shape, and ananti-slip gripping portion 23 is arranged on an outer wall of the barrelbody 2, and a securing rib 24 for securing a test paper card is arrangedon an inner wall of the barrel body 2. The anti-slip gripping portion 23is formed by oblique bands arranged on an outer wall of the barrel body2, to prevent transversal and longitudinal drop-offs.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, a liquid flowing face 12 is arranged on aninner side of the barrel lid 1. The liquid flowing face 12 is a circulararc surface smoothly tangent to an inner lid surface 13 of the barrellid.

Although the method and apparatus is described above in terms of variousexemplary embodiments and implementations, it should be understood thatthe various features, aspects and functionality described in one or moreof the individual embodiments are not limited in their applicability tothe particular embodiment with which they are described, but insteadmight be applied, alone or in various combinations, to one or more ofthe other embodiments of the disclosed method and apparatus, whether ornot such embodiments are described and whether or not such features arepresented as being a part of a described embodiment. Thus the breadthand scope of the claimed invention should not be limited by any of theabove-described embodiments.

Terms and phrases used in this document, and variations thereof, unlessotherwise expressly stated, should be construed as open-ended as opposedto limiting. As examples of the foregoing: the term “including” shouldbe read as meaning “including, without limitation” or the like, the term“example” is used to provide exemplary instances of the item indiscussion, not an exhaustive or limiting list thereof, the terms “a” or“an” should be read as meaning “at least one,” “one or more,” or thelike, and adjectives such as “conventional,” “traditional,” “normal,”“standard,” “known” and terms of similar meaning should not be construedas limiting the item described to a given time period or to an itemavailable as of a given time, but instead should be read to encompassconventional, traditional, normal, or standard technologies that mightbe available or known now or at any time in the future. Likewise, wherethis document refers to technologies that would be apparent or known toone of ordinary skill in the art, such technologies encompass thoseapparent or known to the skilled artisan now or at any time in thefuture.

The presence of broadening words and phrases such as “one or more,” “atleast,” “but not limited to” or other like phrases in some instancesshall not be read to mean that the narrower case is intended or requiredin instances where such broadening phrases might be absent. The use ofthe term “assembly” does not imply that the components or functionalitydescribed or claimed as part of the module are all configured in acommon package. Indeed, any or all of the various components of amodule, whether control logic or other components, might be combined ina single package or separately maintained and might further bedistributed across multiple locations.

Additionally, the various embodiments set forth herein are described interms of exemplary block diagrams, flow charts and other illustrations.As will become apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art afterreading this document, the illustrated embodiments and their variousalternatives might be implemented without confinement to the illustratedexamples. For example, block diagrams and their accompanying descriptionshould not be construed as mandating a particular architecture orconfiguration.

All original claims submitted with this specification are incorporatedby reference in their entirety as if fully set forth herein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A test barrel, characterized by comprising: abarrel lid (1); and, a barrel body (2); wherein the threaded rings arearranged on an inner wall of a side face of the barrel lid (1) and anouter wall of an opening of the barrel body (2), a rotary force applyingportion (3) is arranged on an outer wall of the side face of the barrellid (1), and during engagement, a liquid blocking washer (4) is arrangedbetween the barrel lid (1) and the barrel body (2), wherein a radialwidth of the liquid blocking washer (4) is greater than a thickness ofthe opening of the barrel body (2).
 2. The test barrel according toclaim 1, characterized in that: the barrel body (2) is provided with apositioning portion (21), wherein the positioning portion (21) isprovided with a place reminding portion (211), and a mating portion (11)is provided on the barrel lid (1), the mating portion (11) being ahollow structure, and a contacting portion (111) being provided withinthe hollow structure.
 3. The test barrel according to claim 1,characterized in that: a securing mating portion is arranged between theopening of the barrel body (2) and the liquid blocking washer (4). 4.The test barrel according to claim 3, characterized in that: thesecuring mating portion comprises projecting granules (22) on an edge ofthe opening of the barrel body (2) and a concave opening (41) on theliquid blocking washer (4).
 5. The test barrel according to claim 4,characterized in that: the projecting granules (22) are arranged on anouter side of the edge of the opening of the barrel body (2), and theconcave opening (41) is arranged on a side of an outer ring wall of theliquid blocking ring (4).
 6. The test barrel according to claim 1,characterized in that: the barrel body (2) is of a cylindrical shape,and an anti-slip gripping portion (23) is arranged on an outer wall ofthe barrel body (2), and a securing rib (24) for securing a test papercard is arranged on an inner wall of the barrel body (2).
 7. The testbarrel according to claim 6, characterized in that: the anti-slipgripping portion (23) is an oblique wrinkle arranged on an outer wall ofthe barrel body (2).
 8. The test barrel according to claim 1,characterized in that: a liquid flowing face (12) is arranged on aninner side of the barrel lid (1).
 9. The test barrel according to claim1, characterized in that: the liquid flowing face (12) is a circular arcsurface smoothly tangent to an inner lid surface (13) of the barrel lid.